Academic year 2022/23

Apprenticeships and 19-plus Further Education Skills Index

Measures the total value-added of the Further Education system in England over time. Includes provision type breakdown and value-added per learner.

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  • FE Skills Index - all indices

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    Sub-totals for value-added from different groups of qualification types and subjects within the system each year. Also includes associated achiever numbers and the % contribution a qualification/subject combination made to the all-FE value-added in an academic year. Academic years: 2012/13 to 2022/23 Indicators:  estimated value-added, number of achievers, percentage contribution to total value-added Filters:   provision type and level of learning, subject

    Number of rows
    33
    Indicators
    • Annual change in Skills Index
    • Annual change in Value added per learner index
    • Index of achiever numbers
    Filters
    • Provision type
    Time period
    2012/13 to 2022/23
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  • FE Skills Index - achievers and value added by provision type

    National

    Index values for the FE system and for each of apprenticeships and classroom-based learning. Academic years: 2012/13 to 2022/23 Indicators:  skills index, value-added per learner index, index of achiever numbers Filters: provision type

    Number of rows
    561
    Indicators
    • Estimated value added
    • Number of achievers
    • Percentage contribution to total value added
    Filters
    • Provision type and level of learning
    • Sector Subject Area
    Time period
    2012/13 to 2022/23
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Description

The Apprenticeships and 19-plus Further Education Skills Index presents statistics estimating the trend in aggregated value-added from learners achieving FE qualifications. Full details of how this is derived and the limitations are provided in the Apprenticeships and 19-plus Further Education Skills Index methodology. 

The Skills Index dataset is derived from other outputs: 

Coverage

The Apprenticeships and 19-plus Further Education Skills Index reports on ESFA funded further education achievers in England for academic years 2012/13 to 2022/23. 

The achievers included in the Skills Index cohort are:

  • funded apprenticeship achievers of all ages
  • adult (aged 19+) further education and skills learners achieving classroom-based qualifications

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The underlying data files are provided in comma separated value (csv) format.

Whole numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, percentages are provided to one decimal place.

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If you have a specific enquiry about Apprenticeships and 19-plus Further Education Skills Index statistics and data:

Further education outcomes statistics

Email: FE.OUTCOMESDATA@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Karen Woolgar
Telephone: 0114 2742249

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Telephone: 020 7783 8300

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Phone: 0370 000 2288

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Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm (closed on bank holidays)

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